â€œAutoGyro Manâ€ touches down at Abu Dhabi Airport

Abu Dhabi International Airport (in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates) welcomed Norman Surplus, also known as â€œAutoGyro Man,â€ to the emirate yesterday evening on April 14, as part of the UK adventurerâ€™s world record attempt to circumnavigate the world in a gyrocopter, while at the same time raising awareness for the charity Bowel Cancer UK.

Surplus, 47 year of age, father of two and a cancer-survivor himself, is aiming to be the first person to achieve a FAI “First Absolute World Record” for circumnavigating the world by a gyrocopter (mini-helicopter), set off from Northern Ireland on 22 March 2010 and prepared the round-the-world expedition to taking approximately four to five months. His route will take him approximately 27,000 miles / 46,000 kilometers, with stopovers in 26 countries in total.